WIMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 22, 26 January 1929, Page 13

WIMEN IN PRINT.

Mvs. G. D. Greenwood'and Mrs. Gibbons left for the South last night.

Mr. 'and Mrs. 11.I 1. Lisle, Wadestown, j returned from a visit to the South j Island this morning. . ' ' : . | Mrs. J. P. Jteid, K.elburn.. and her son have returned from a visit to Lyttelton. ■'•■'.•'•. Mr. and Mrs. E. Gillon, who have been motoring in the North, have returned to Wellington.'- > Miss Valmai Richardson has returned to Wellington.-after' a visit to Mrs. Sweet, Bangiwahia. Miss Kathleen Jensen has returned from a visit tp'Queenstown. Mrs. Logan has returned to Levin 'after a visit to Mrs. C. W. Harming, Kelburn. ; ■ Mrs. H. Caro, Auckland; is paying a brief' visit to Wellington. Mrs.^D. Nelson is a Wellington 1 visitor to Chrisfchurch. Miss M'Lean, Dunedin, is visiting Wellington. Dr. and Mrs. Hall and farnilj, aftor a motor tour in ,the Wellington diatrict, have returned to Dunedin by motor from Nelson.Mrs. Douglas AYhyte' is returning to Wellington from Duriediu. Mrs. B. Hudson (and Mrs. M. Lachman are Wellington visitors to Dunedin. Mrs. J. A. Shand, Hataitai, and Miss Valeric Shand, havo left for a visit to Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Shand, Ohakune Junction. , ■ • Mr. and Mrs. John Eyre, Takapuna, I are in Wellington en route for their I ■new home in-Nelson. They are accom-' panied by Mrs. L.' !St. George, Mrs. Eyre's mother, as far as Wellington. The engagement is announced of Margery, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Douglas, Wellington, to Ivo, eldest son of Mr. and the late "Mrs. I. Greer, Johnsonville. Mrs. George' Craig, accompanied by the Misses Craig, left Wellington to-day on a motor tour of the North Island. Miss L. Eoulston and Miss N. Davies, who are leaving the offices of tht Wellington Harbour Board after many years' service as members of the staff, were yesterday presented by the general manager,, on behalf of the'board, with a wristlet .watch and a tortoise shell dressing'table set respectively. Appreciative remarks were- made of their work as telephone operators. Miss Eoulstoii-and Miss Davies are leaving on .account of the' instellation 'of the automatic telephone in place of jhc manual. . Girls' Friendly Society. The weather was so unfavourable yesterday that it was thought unwise for the workers ,of the Girls' Friendly Society stalls; and the, carriers of boxes to remain out in such cold breezes, . and the street collection was abandoned. However, the Mayor was smpathetic when approached, for tho society is a -particularly deserving ono of tho citizens, and ho gave permission for the effort to bo carried on next Monday, when it is hoped the weather will be more kind. It has been decided to have ( only two stalls, ono at 'Kirkcaldie's and tho other at Courtenay place, but the collectors will be stationed at other points as well. It is hoped that in view of the fine new building which provides such excellent homo accommodation for girls who really need it, those who are so disposed will make an effort towards helping substantially on Monday. The expenses and liabilities for the building and new necessary equipment mean a serious problem for. the management, and the street day is of great importance to them.... • '

Science Delegates-Entertained,

. Delegates to' the Science Congress at Auckland wore pleasantly entertained by the, council of the Auckland Institute at morning, tea, the president (Mr. H. E. Vaile) and Mrs. Vaile receiving the guests. - A liappy and cheerful spirit prevailed, and a number of friendships were renewed; It was remarked that, as scientists, most of • the delegates were unusually., young. An. Auckland writer remarks that'perhaps a delicate compliment was intended to their wives! Among the ladies present were: Mrs. Adams, Mrs. Somerville, Mrs. G. H. Sehoiefield, Mrs.-L. T. Griffin, Mrs. W. E. B. Oliver and Mrs. E. Bruce Levy, of Wellington", Mrs. Bartrum, Mrs. S.. Kenderdine, Mrs.: C. R. Ford, Miss' M'Olymont, Miss L. Moore, of Auckland, Mrs. G. H. Littley, of Masterton, and Dr. Kathleen M. Curtis, of the Cawthron Institute, Nelson. After | morning tea the delegates dispersed until 2 p.m., when they mot to visit the War Memorial Museum and later the! Ellerslie raeecourso and gardens. At both .places .there was ; much of interest to.-see, and a very ...interesting time was spent. A large liuinber of the visitors were at Ellerslio, where they were the guests of the Auckland Racing Club at afternoon tea in the kiosk. Screens separated onte half of the room from the other, and the tables were arranged with dahlias,. tiger .'lilies, and other brightly-coloureS flowers. Afterwards they were shown ■ over the grounds, which we're'looking'very: attractive and fresh'after tho heavy night rains. Particularly gorgeous in colouring and wonderful in their great variety were tho begonias in one of. the glass-houses, and almost equally beautiful, though in a more delicate'way,« were tho primulas, which grow there sd luxuriantly. In Puris Naturalitras. It is said -in Sydney tluit bare legs (feminine) is in danger of ceasing to be an occasional occurrence and is likely to become a mode. One pioneer is Mrs. Arne Borg, wife of the Swedish swimmer. Following the discovery of Mrs. Borg, it was further > ascertained that "several actresses at present appearing in Sydney occasionally appear in.public with bare legs." The newspaper giving this information adds somewhat illogically: "There does not appear to be any reason for special interest. Women have for a year or two worn flesh-coloured stockings. Some affect sunburn colour, so that mere man cannot say whether stockings are being worn or whether what he sees is the result of beach .exercise. There may be many bare-legged women in the streets and men may be unaware of tho fact." Sbldom before, has tho Australian male been pictured in so iine a mood of exalted detachment. Invitations Issued. ' Invitations are issued by the officers, n.c.o.'s and the.men of the lsth Battery, • N.Z.A., for an ."At Home" at .Fort Dorset, Seatotiri. Demonstrations will •be given of .the year's work, and also ' of. some -'' tabloid athletics.'' There will probably.be a large gathering next Saturday, in response to tho invitations. ' Invitations : aro issued for a garden party to be held at Mrs. Hope Gibbons' residence, Queen's drive in aid of the funds of the Lyall Bay Plunket Society, Invitations have been issued for ' a garden prty/ which is to be held at an early date in Mr. Vivian Biddiford 's beautiful grounds at Lower Hutt. The feto is in aid of St. James's Anglican Church, and great preparations are in progress. There will bo attractions for all and several stalls. Mrs. H. B. Leighton is in charge of affairs, with a good committee, and it is hoped the church funds will benefit considerably.

A Picturesque Wedding. Weddings always cause a stir of excitement, but the wedding of Lord Alingdon to Lady Mary Ashley Cooper can in all seriousness bo said to have caused not only a stir, Nut a furore, states a London correspondent. St. Margaret's, Westminster, the scene of the marriage, was quite early in the morning besieged by the usual "feminine homeguard of wedding attenders. Scores and scores of them fell into line on either sido of the church doorway, and, above all, on the edge of the path leading to.the Abbey. Their long wait was abundantly worth while, for the bride and her retinue made a glittering picture against the dark wintry'back ground. In the most literal sense of the word it was probably the most brilliant wedding group that has evei left the doors of. St.. Margaret's.. The bride's dark beauty was set off to perfection by her dress of white silver tissue, .which ripplod into glittering folds and wrinklets as she.walked. Her • train was. exceptionally long-—so long, in fact, that viewed through the intervening crowd its presence was hardly suspected til] al] at once a mass of glistening material covered with em.broidered- or brocaded fleurs de Us, was noticed being carried by two bridesmaids, who shone,themselves. They had silver ehaplets on their foreheads, and. held along with-the train gilded sheafs 1 of the honesty, plant. , It really was a picturesque sight, .'quite Florentine, although many in the crowd were heard to murmur that they wished the bridegroom had worn uniform instead of the conventional morning coat. < But he and his best man did supply a touch of i colour., by wearing red, carnations, a vivid variant from the recognised white buttonholes. ■..-'. -, A New-Old Trail/V; V • ;-•/ ."■-.v.: Miss. Jefferson, of .Roslyn, Dunodin, and Miss Pat Wrightsori,,of Piiketutu, King Country, have just returned from a trip to the .West Taupo ■ country, through which they travelled over .the ancient, trail which , was'-used by.: tho! Taupo. Maoris, Journeying to the Manio: j poto tribes and to Taranaki, says the "New Zealand Herald." Miss Jefferson aiid her sister in 1926 were believ ed to be the first pakeha: women ■■' to j travel over this, track, going through to Mokai, the sawmilling settlement at the terminus.of.the Tau,po Totara Tim- i bar Company's line.; On.this trip four clays wore spent at this place, visiting little-known places of interest, and from their headquarters. oil tho Maungakino River the prominent peak, Titi-rau-penga, was climbed. Miss Jefferson; who, with her sister, is believed to be the [ first woman to. clirub this and tho nearby peak, Pureora, made her first trip up it on 28tb< January, 1926; 'Oh this occasion fine weather was'experienced. Beautiful bush and ,- long ' days in stretches of. the wide, open country mado a trip in this untouched land something to bo long remembered. Croquet News. The Yankeo singles. of tho Karori Croquet Club have now been completed, the winner in the A grado being Mrs. Flint, who was only one point ahead of Mrs. Leadbeater, the runner-up. In the B section, Mrs. Phillips was the winner, with Mrs. Burd runner-up.